Zipper, Medical Officer of T-3R4
Ace in Space
is an Asexual Dating Sim Visual Novel. It was released by Cadaver Carnival Studios on Valentine's Day 2020, and is available for PC through Steam, itch.io, and Humble Bundle.
Your name is Adrian "Enby" Clarke, and, after becoming one of 300 abducted humans, you've been given the opportunity to live the rest of your life on a distant planet under the watchful eyes of benevolent robots. Help shape society on T-3R4, build relationships with the other settlers, and keep Earth updated through your blog!
Tropes:
- Bland-Name Product: Enby's blog is hosted on "bumblr dot com".
- Homeless Hero: Pierre ended up homeless after his dream of moving to Vancouver to become an actor failed, and he is one of the main love interests.
- Mechanical Lifeforms: The humanoid alien robots deemed "Guardians" that abducted people to help colonize T-3R4.
- Punny Name: "T-3R4" is based on "Terra", which is a name commonly given to Earth in science fiction stories.
- Robosexual: Most of Enby's options for romance are the alien robots, though they can also grow close to one fellow abductee.
- Title Drop: The name of Enby's blog is "anace-inspace".
- The Topic of Cancer: Enby is a cancer patient whose head is shaven due to chemotherapy, as blog posts show that they formerly had black curls. Fortunately, Zipper is able to help treat it.
- Translator Microbes: Enby is given a communications bracelet that can translate various languages. This comes up the most often with Pierre, a fellow Earthling who was raised in Montreal and mainly speaks French.
